WEEK+3

**WEEK 3- LAB QUESTION & ANSWERS **


 * Why are new genres created? Why is the definition of genre controversial and not so applicable to the formation of digital genres? **

Genres are extremely hard to define and can have multiple meanings. One way to understand the concept of a genre is by looking at the way that “similar people work on similar topics in a similar way “ (Jones, Slide 5). Yet this is a very broad definition that could apply to anything and everything. The reason defining the word genre is so controversial is due to the fact that every generation has different criteria, with different characteristics that make something a genre. Therefore, there is not a certain list of characteristics that someone can check off just for something to be considered a genre. When something appeals to the mass, a new genre is created, dictating its own rules.

The definition of a genre will never fully be applicable to the formation of digital genres as everything in the digital form has its own time to shine but then fades in the back when something new or better comes along. Genres usually last a long time, with future generations at least acknowledging the genre if not follow it. For example, before Facebook, Hi5 was very popular. With the emergence of Facebook, Hi5 almost became extinct. Similarly, Twitter is taking away much of the excitement that is gained from Facebook and therefore they both are in competition with each other. In the conventional types of genre this does not happen but instead a genre is acknowledged and maintained for a very long time.

New genres are created due to our every changing, creative and face passed society. If its in this season its not in for the next season. If you have a 4gig iPod today, there will be an 8gig iPod available for use tomorrow. People have to continuously keep up with the trends to feel as if they fit in society.Since genres usually cater to the mass, therefore when many people use something, it gets popular. More people acquire it and once it gets to the laggers stage, it becomes old and a new trend comes along. Thus genres vary and are crated based on society and their choices.

Jones, Micheal. "Critical Analysis of Media." CCT 300 Lecture. Oakville. 24 Sept. 2009. Lecture. 
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